Real-time implementation of a Doppler signal spectral estimator using sequential and parallel processing techniques

Microprocessors and Microsystems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 153-167

  Madeira, M Margarida ^a,c   Tokhi, M Osman ^b   Graca Ruano M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c COCITE ^*  (Portugal)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital signal processing; Doppler signal spectral estimator; Heterogeneous architectures; High performance computing; Homogeneous architectures; Parallel processing; Real time signal processing; Sequential processing; Spectral estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001545520     PISSN: 01419331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-9331(00)00071-5     Document Type: Article

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